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INDEX. 



Hip-joint, the great strength of the, 

 354. 



Hips, ragged, what, 353. 



Hissar, the East India Company's sale of 

 horses at, 30. 



Hobbles, description of the best, 430. 



Hock, the advantage of its numerous sepa- 

 rate bones and ligaments, 366 ; capped, 

 352, 366 ; cow, 367 ; description of the, 

 360 ; enlargement of the, nature of and 

 how affecting soundness, 362, 488 ; in- 

 flammation of the small bones of, a fre- 

 quent cause of lameness, 362 ; the prin- 

 cipal seat of lameness behind, 362 ; 

 lameness of it, without apparent cause, 

 366 ; fracture of, 413. 



Hogs' lard, properties of, 496. 



Holstein horses, account of the, 52. 



Homer, his account of the method of har- 

 nessing horses, 535. 



Hoof, cut of the, 372 ; description of the, 

 373. 



Horizontal direction of the traces when 

 proper, 538. 



Horn of the crust, secreted principally by 

 the coronary ligament, 375 ; once sepa- 

 rated from the sensible part within, will 

 never again unite with it, 375. 



Hornet, sting of the, 290. 



Horse, the first allusion to him, 1 ; not 

 known in Canaan at au early period, 2 ; 

 description of, in early times, 14, 16 ; 

 American, 41 ; not the native of Arabia, 

 4 ; Arabian, 21 ; Armenian, 6; Austrian, 

 47 ; English, 53 ; Barb, 18 ; Birman, 

 32 ; Bournou, 20 ; Cappadocian, 6 ; 

 first used in the cavalry service, 3 ; 

 chariot races formed part of the Olym- 

 pic games, 12 ; calculation of the annual 

 expense of, 521 ; Chinese, 32 ; Circas- 

 sian, 29 ; was trained to draught before 

 he was mounted, 5 ; Coach, proper form, 

 qualities, breed of, 93 ; the different 

 colours of the different breeds, 479 j 

 Corsican, 45 ; Cossack, 34 ; Dongola, 

 17; Dutch, 53; when first domesticated 

 in Egypt and Canaan, 2 ; not domesti- 

 cated until after many other animals, 2 ; 

 not found in Egypt in the very early 

 periods, 1 ; East Indian, 30 ; the flesh 

 of, eaten, 34 ; English, history of, 53 ; 

 farmers', 91 , Finland, 51 ; Flemish, 53 ; 

 his fossil remains found in every part 

 of the world, 1 ; French, 43 ; the general 

 management of, 456 ; among the Greeks, 

 4 ; heavy black, 99 ; early employed in 

 hunting the ostrich, 1 ; heavy draught, 

 98 ; tyrannical regulations respecting, by 

 Henry VIII., 60 ; grey, the, of Sir Edward 

 Antrobus, 82 ; hiring, early regulations 

 of, 55, 57 ; Hungarian, 48 ; Iceland, 50 ; 

 Irish, 105 ; Italian, 45 ; sublime account 

 of, by Job, 2 ; much improved by John, 

 57 ; Lombardy, when first introduced 

 into England, 58 ; market, first account 

 of, 56 ; Mecklenburg, 52 ; Nubian, 17 ; 

 Parthian, 7 ; Portuguese, 43 ; Russian, 



48 ; Prussian, 53 ; Norwegian, 51 ; Per- 

 sian, 8,28; the early price of, 5; English, 

 not used for the plough in early times, 

 56 ; power, calculation of, 5, 37 ; price 

 of, in Solomon's time, 5 ; prices of, at 

 different periods, 55, 63 ; ridden, the first 

 account of, 2 ; sagacity of, 89 ; can see 

 almost in darkness, 130 ; Sardinian, 45; 

 South American, 37 ; ditto, instinct and 

 sagacity of, 37 ; management of, in South 

 America, 38 ; Spanish, 42 ; Swedish, 51 ; 

 Tartarian, 33; Thessalian, 9; Toork- 

 oman, 35 ; Turkish, 36 ; wild, 34, 37 ; 

 English, improved under William the 

 Conqueror, 55 ; zoological description of, 

 106 ; immense number of, in the armies 

 of some ancient eastern monarchs, 3; 

 numerous in Britain art the invasion of 

 the Romans, 53. 



Howell the Good, his laws respecting the 

 horse, 55. 



Humerus, description of the, 332. 



Hungarian horse, description of the, 48. 



Hunter, the, general account of, 80 ; 

 proper degree of blood in, ib. ; form 

 of, 81 ; spirit of, 82 ; anecdotes of, 

 84 ; management of, 83 ; symptoms of 

 dangerous distress in, 84 ; management 

 of the, when distressed, 85 ; summering 

 of, 85 ; shoe, description of the, 425. 



Hydrocyanic acid, poisoning by it, 291 ; its 

 occasional good service, 495. 



Hydrothorax, symptoms and treatment of, 

 283. 



Iceland horse, description of the, 50. 



Ileum, description of the, 295. 



Inflammation, nature of, 243; treatment 

 of, 244 ; hot or cold applications to, guide 

 in the choice of, 245 ; importance of 

 bleeding in, 244, 431 ; when proper to 

 physic in, 244; of the bowels, 301; 

 ditto, distinction between it and colic, 

 299; brain, 141 ; eye, 163; foot, 380; 

 kidneys, 312 ; larynx, 252 ; lungs, 268 ; 

 stomach, 288 ; trachea, 253 ; veins, 215. 



Influenza, nature and treatment of, 258. 



Infusions, manner of making them, 510. 



Insanity, 160. 



Intercostal muscles, description of the. 

 224. 



Intestines, description of the, 293. 



Introsusception of the intestines, treat- 

 ment of, 306. 



Invertebrated animals, what, 106. 



Iodine, usefulness of, in reducing enlarged 

 glands, 510. 



Iranee horse, description of the, 30. 



Iris, description of the, 131. 



Irish horse, description of the, 105. 



Iron, the carbonate of, a mild and useful 

 tonic, 507 ; sulphate of, a stronger tonic, 

 508 ; ditto, recommended for the cure 

 of glanders, ib. 



Italian horse, description of the, 4b. 



Itchiness of the skin should always be 

 regarded with suspicion, 484. 



